Books are my favorite way to pass the time losing myself in the pages of a well-written book is one of my great luxuries. In the following, I will examine the treatment women’s fiction receives in the publishing world.
There are a few particular and glaring stereotypes being played out in publishing houses and books stores around the world in regards to women’s literature. Which has recently been coined Chick Lit, a term that is it its self, stereotypical. In bookstores, one will not find a section called dude lit. Only fiction and nonfiction, science fiction or humor.
The new genre seems to have emerged due to the belief that men write for everyone and surely, everyone will identify with whatever they write, but women can only write for other women. I believe this is due to women not being taken serious as writers unless there is scholarly work involved. The meme infuriates me to end. I will however continue to read the writers i love even if I feel a deep need to hide the hideous pink cover.
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